I got a Bad fortune today. The worst part is that I felt it coming. I knew it was happening and tried to avoid it by skiping out on grabbing one every time it felt wrong. Finally I trusted my gut and my gut got me. In many Shinto shrines throughout Japan you can offer coin to receive a fortune. These range from Very good luck to very bad luck with stops in between. I got bad luck, which is not intended to be the worst. It was the worst though. It basically said that I shoudn’t get married and I was going to die. Hey, thanks. What would very bad be in comparison?
Well, I didn’t die, but I lost a bit of my heart in realizing how little respect my sons have for me. I don’t really know to what extent I am responsible for that disrespect, but I see it and feel it. I know it to be there and real and depressing.
But this blog is not about that untapped well of madness. This is about good and bad luck. The bad continued. I lost my bet on Boise State. If the luck holds then ASU will beat Texas and I will never hear the end of it. Quite the way to kick off the new year.